Manchester United have ‘no excuses’ for allowing their Stoke City hoodoo to drag on.

The Reds have not won at the Bet365 Stadium - formerly the Britannia - in the last four seasons.

And Ander Herrera has laid out how they can continue their winning start to the season by finally seeing off Mark Hughes' side on their own patch on Saturday.

The midfielder told MUTV: “We have to be equal to their attitude and then we have to show our quality. The first thing is the attitude.

“The atmosphere is going to be against us, but that is normal.

“We are ready to face them and, hopefully, the weather is not so bad there because, when it is bad, it is very difficult to play. We are ready.”

Ander Herrera celebrates with Wayne Rooney after the striker scored his 250th goal for United at Stoke last season.

Herrera is still waiting for his first start of the season following the arrival of midfield anchorman Nemanja Matic from Chelsea in the summer.

The Spain international has only featured briefly - in a five-minute substitute appearance in the 4-0 win at Swansea - but could come in along side Matic if manager Jose Mourinho chooses to adopt a more conservative approach.

United’s player of the year - who has seen Juan Mata and Henrikh Mkhitaryan selected ahead of him in midfield this season - added: “The Premier League is very long and every team can beat you.

“Now we have to face Stoke, and we’ve had four seasons without winning there. It’s been a good way to start (this campaign), but we cannot relax.

“No excuses - let’s try to win there. We are Manchester United, so we are not scared,” he said, before adding: “Always, against Manchester United, every team or every fan of the opponent are waiting for us. It’s a big day for us.”